Stocks in Japan lead gains in Asia Pacific as S&P 500 sails to yet another record
3 Sep 2020 | SET News
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Stocks in Japan lead gains in Asia Pacific as S&P 500 sails to yet another record
Stocks in Asia Pacific rose in Thursday morning trade after the S&P 500 cruised to another record overnight stateside.
In Japan, the Nikkei 225 rose 1.35% in early trade as shares of Fast Retailing jumped more than 2.5%. The Topix index also gained 0.96%. South Korea’s Kospi advanced 0.84%.
Meanwhile, the S&P/ASX 200 in Australia gained 0.88%.
Overall, the MSCI Asia ex-Japan index traded 0.21% higher.
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